County Veterans Service Offices Administration
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2024 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Concerning the administration of county veterans service offices.
Bill Summary:
Under current law, the division of veterans affairs (division) in the department of military and veterans affairs has a duty to supervise county veterans service offices (county offices). The act changes the division's duty to instead monitor county offices.
The act changes procedures for the division's payment to counties for the performance of certain veterans services, and requires the division to convene a working group that includes county commissioners to develop a method for distributing state-funded payments.
Under current law, the board of county commissioners (board) appoints all veterans service officers and staff for county offices. The board is required to appoint a county veterans service officer, and may authorize the appointed county veterans service officer to hire additional county veterans service officers and staff as the board finds necessary.
Under current law, a county veterans service officer is required to have certain military qualifications. The act requires only an appointed county veterans service officer to have these military qualifications.
The act adds state certification and United States department of veterans affairs accreditation requirements in order to be a county veterans service officer and for a county veterans service officer to be eligible to serve as a claimant's representative and to assist a veteran claimant with the preparation, presentation, or prosecution of a claim for a United States department of veterans affairs benefit.
APPROVED by Governor March 22, 2024
EFFECTIVE August 7, 2024
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Prime Sponsors
Senator
Rod Pelton
Senator
Rhonda Fields
Representative
Lisa Frizell
Representative
William Lindstedt
Committees
Related Documents & Information
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 01/26/2024 | PA1 |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/06/2024 | House Amendments | REPASS |
34
AYE
0
NO
1
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 03/06/2024 | House Amendments | CONCUR |
34
AYE
0
NO
1
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 01/31/2024 | Third Reading | BILL |
33
AYE
0
NO
2
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04/2024 | Third Reading | BILL |
64
AYE
0
NO
1
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 03/22/2024 | Governor | Governor Signed |
| 03/12/2024 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 03/11/2024 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 03/11/2024 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 03/06/2024 | Senate | Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass |
| 03/05/2024 | Senate | Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily |
| 03/04/2024 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 03/01/2024 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor |
| 02/29/2024 | House | House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 02/02/2024 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs |
| 01/31/2024 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 01/30/2024 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee |
| 01/25/2024 | Senate | Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 01/10/2024 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs |
Prime Sponsor
Co-Sponsor
| Effective Date | Chapter # | Title | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/07/2024 | 29 | County Veterans Service Offices Administration |